[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2392 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2392

  To amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for the 
  Small Business Innovation Research Program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 30, 1999

Mr. Talent (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. 
  Velazquez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on 
Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
   each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
                jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Small Business Act to extend the authorization for the 
  Small Business Innovation Research Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Innovation Research 
Program Reauthorization Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the small business innovation research program 
        established under the Small Business Innovation Development Act 
        of 1982 and reauthorized by the Small Business Research and 
        Development Enhancement Act of 1992 (in this section referred 
        to as the ``SBIR program'') is highly successful in involving 
        small businesses in federally funded research and development;
            (2) the SBIR program made the cost-effective and unique 
        research and development capabilities possessed by the small 
        businesses of this Nation available to Federal agencies and 
        departments;
            (3) the innovative goods and services developed by small 
        businesses that participated in the SBIR program have produced 
        innovations of critical importance in a wide variety of high-
        technology fields, including biology, medicine, education, and 
        defense;
            (4) the SBIR program is a catalyst in the promotion of 
        research and development, the commercialization of innovative 
        technology, the development of new products and services, and 
        the continued excellence of this Nation's high-technology 
        industries; and
            (5) the continuation of the SBIR program will provide 
        expanded opportunities for one of the Nation's vital resources, 
        its small businesses, will foster invention, research, and 
        technology, will create jobs, and will increase this Nation's 
        competitiveness in international markets.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF SBIR PROGRAM.

    Section 9(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(m)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(m) Termination.--The authorization to carry out the Small 
Business Innovation Research Program established under this section 
shall terminate on September 30, 2007.''.

SEC. 4. ANNUAL REPORT.

    Section 9(b)(7) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(b)(7)) is 
amended by striking ``and the Committee on Small Business of the House 
of Representatives'' and inserting ``, and to the Committee on Science 
and the Committee on Small Business of the House of Representatives,''.

SEC. 5. THIRD PHASE ASSISTANCE.

    Section 9(e)(4)(C)(i) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(e)(4)(C)(i)) is amended by striking ``; and'' and inserting ``; 
or''.

SEC. 6. RIGHTS TO DATA.

    Section 9(j) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(j)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(3) Additional modifications.--Not later than 90 days 
        after the enactment of the Small Business Innovation Research 
        Program Reauthorization Act of 1999, the Administrator shall 
        modify the policy directives issued pursuant to this subsection 
        to clarify that the rights provided for under subparagraph 
        (2)(A) of this subsection apply to all Federal funding awards 
        falling under the definitions of `first phase', `second phase', 
        or `third phase', as specified in subsection (e)(4).''.

SEC. 7. REPORT ON PROGRAMS FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE PLAN.

    Section 9(o)(8) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(o)(8)) is 
amended by striking ``STTR program'' and inserting ``SBIR and STTR 
programs''.
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